I will kick it off ... Rishi was recently nailed by the FDA for health claims in some of their teas. The article by Dan Bolton of WorldTeaNews sheds some interesting light on the subject!

After reading the article, I could not help but wonder if this was intended to make an example out of Rishi, considering all the other ABUSERS of medical claims for purposes of marketing. One look at Teavana's site will turn up numerous related offenses.

Rishi Tea on Wednesday removed website health claims for several of its teas following a Federal Drug Administration complaint.

In its warning letter the FDA concluded that Rishi had promoted the teas as drugs. All products that claim a use in the treatment, cure or prevention of disease are strictly regulated. In his letter of April 20 the FDA’s Minneapolis District Director, Gerald J. Berg, also cautioned Rishi about its use of nutrient content in its descriptions and use of the term “antioxidant” in connection with several teas.

Thanks churng. Although there are clearly the big offenders, there are scores of tiny .coms abusing the health potential of tea and making insane claims along the way. They are like pesty gnats whenever conducting a search.

This is their niche, their only angle to sell tea. It can ironically be nauseating.

So is "TEA" being taken possibly by Teavana as its ticker, oh well. Maybe the founder will become a minority owner and get canned!